[SEL] Cordless Tools (Semi-OT)

[Alan]

Make all the claims you want to.
I have been in the trades since 1975.
I am not into full time building right now but I have spent 2 1/2 days driving 2 1/2" and 3" screws before the battery died.
I grabbed the one from that little MP3 playing radio and put the dead one on the charger.
Twenty minutes later it was charged and I had my music back.
 
I have seen way too many NICads puke out.
That is why I bought this great kit with real batteries.
 
Yup, I could make an adapter and plug in a cord to run my dead NiCad tools but why???
I already have a bunch of plug in drills and circular saws.
 
Alan in Michigan

--- On Fri, 1/1/10, Tim Christoff <tchristoff at earthlink.net> wrote:


From: Tim Christoff <tchristoff at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [SEL] Cordless Tools (Semi-OT)
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Date: Friday, January 1, 2010, 7:20 PM


I don't know where you all get your batteries but my NiCad's will eat them up all day long.  They will outlast them on run time, not die in a flash and will last longer overall.  I make my living by the life and death of cordless tools and will go side by side with any of the those POS Lithium's you can come up with.  If your a DIYer then they are probably great but on the job they are nothing but CRAP!  I agree that the NiCads will remember but if you would read the instructions that come with tools then you would know this and you can prevent this thus making the charge last longer.

Tim Christoff.

-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Pavlinovich <pjp08 at steamengine.com.au>
>Sent: Jan 1, 2010 1:15 AM
>To: 'The SEL email discussion list' <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Subject: Re: [SEL] Cordless Tools (Semi-OT)
>
>Oh absolutely - Lithium over NiCd anytime! They last ages and charge quickly
>and most importantly do not have memory. If you repeatedly charge NiCd when
>they are not depleted they will start to "remember" this and fail much
>earlier than they should have. The Lithium will generally be a higher
>amp-hour battery for the same size (this means they work longer between
>charges).
>
>Regards
>Paul
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
>[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Alan
>Sent: Friday, 1 January 2010 12:15 PM
>To: The SEL email discussion list
>Subject: Re: [SEL] Cordless Tools (Semi-OT)
>
>I will use them over ni-cads anytime.
>My lithiums recharge so fast it is crazy how long they will last.
>My 18 Volt drill has an auto shift that will kick it into low gear if it is
>needed.
>The only time I felt it kick in was when I was drilling through metal and
>when it penetrated the other side and bit off more than the bit could chew
>that drill jumped into low gear and kept going.
> 
>Alan in Michigan
>
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>SEL mailing list
>SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
>http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel


Tim Christoff

_______________________________________________
SEL mailing list
SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel